Banana Nut Cake
By
Sheri Mullins
@shlymu64
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I made this cake for cake balls at a wedding rehearsal. They were a big hit!
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 c
- sugar
- 3/4 c
- solid vegetabble shortening
- 1 1/2 c
- bananas, mashed, ripe (3 bananas)
- 3
- eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 3 c
- all purpose flour
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 1 1/2 tsp
- baking powder
- 1 1/4 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 c
- buttermilk
- 1 1/2 c
- pecans, chopped (optional)
- 1 c
- bananas, mashed, ripe (2 bananas)
- 3 Tbsp
- butter, softened
- 2 c
- powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 c
- pecans, chopped (optional)
CAKE
FROSTING
How to Make Banana Nut Cake
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees; spray 3 9-inch cake pans with Pam.
- 2Cream sugar and shortening together with mixer.
- 3Add mashed banans, eggs and vanilla; mix well.
- 4In small bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- 5Add dry ingredients to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk. Beat 3 minutes on medium.
- 6Stir in pecans; pour batter into pans. Bake 30 minutes
- 7FROSTING: Beat together bananas, butter and powdered sugar. Add additional powdered sugar if needed to achieve spreading consistency. Stir in pecans.
- 8Spread frosting making a triple layer cake.
About Banana Nut Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes
